Macrosphenus
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Macrosphenus is a genus of African warblers, formerly placed in the Sylviidae
family. The genus is one of two in that family known as longbills.
It contains the following species:
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that was part of an assemblage known as the Old World warblers. The family was formerly a wastebin taxon with over 400 species of bird in over 70 genera. The family was poorly defined with many characteristics shared with other families...
family. The genus is one of two in that family known as longbills.
It contains the following species:
- Grey LongbillGrey LongbillThe Grey Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
(Macrosphenus concolor) - Yellow LongbillYellow LongbillThe Yellow Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical...
(Macrosphenus flavicans) - Kemp's LongbillKemp's LongbillThe Kemp's Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone....
(Macrosphenus kempi) - Kretschmer's LongbillKretschmer's LongbillThe Kretschmer's Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania....
(Macrosphenus kretschmeri) - Pulitzer's LongbillPulitzer's LongbillPulitzer's Longbill is a species of bird. Formerly considered an "Old World warbler" and placed in the family Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to an group of enigmatic African warblers in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
(Macrosphenus pulitzeri)